"There is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved."  (Acts 4:12) Here is the most primitive form of the ancient Hebrew name YAHSHVAH.  Modern forms of the Name include: "Joshua" and "Yeshua".  Although this formal spelling does not appear in the Bible (except in the codes!), it is alluded to by at least nine variants, including "Joshua" (four forms); "Jesse"; "Josiah"; "Isaiah"; "Hosea"; "Oshea"; Ish; Ishah; etc.  This is the actual Name of the One called "Jesus". "Jesus" is the original transliteration used by John Wycliffe in the first English translation of the bible (and nearly all subsequent translations, by tradition) in 1380 A.D.  This was itself an English transliteration of a Latin transliteration of a Greek transliteration of the High Holy Hebrew Name given above. Our Savior's Name is closely related to the Tetragrammaton: YHVH, the Old Testament personal Name of God.  This Name has been variously tranliterated "Jehovah" or "Yahweh", or even "Yahu" or "Yehah"!  The Tetragrammaton is a compound word, a special form (the first-person deific tense) of two related verbs: "hayah" (to be), and "havah" (to become). YHVH has the rough meaning: "The Eternal" or: "The ever existent One" (The "I AM").  It is the equivalent of God identifying Himself with the personal pronoun: "ME"!  This is why some sects refuse to utter the Name aloud, or even transcribe it in whole.  It is simply too Holy! Christ's personal Name YAHSHVAH, contains the Tetragrammaton, with the addition of the central letter "Shin", which alludes to a third verb: "Yasha"  (to save) and gives the meaning: "YHVH saves".  In Kabbalah, the "Shin" denotes the power of the Holy Spirit; the breath of life; and the fire of Creation/Destruction.  This Name we are encouraged to utter, even to shout out in praise as the only Name by which we are saved! YHSHVH is the Creator!  He is the "Logos" by which "all things came into being." (Jn. 1:3).  He is the "Stone of stumbling and a Rock of offence" (Is. 8:13; 1 Pet. 2:7-8).  He is the "Alpha and the Omega" (Is. 44:6; Rev. 22:13-16)  This "Rock" (2 Sam. 22:2-3; 1 Cor. 10:4; Ps. 18:1-2) is the "I AM" (Ex. 3:4-5;13-15; Jn. 8:56-58). Just as "Ish" (another primitive form of the Name) became "Adam"; "Abram" became "Abraham"; "Sarai" became "Sarah"; "Jacob" became "Israel"; "Simon" became "Peter"; and "Saul" of Tarsus became "Paul", the Apostle to the gentiles; so YHVH has become YHSHVH the appointed Messiah! On the Importance of God's Holy Name: YHVH: Exo 3:14  And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. Exo 3:15  And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, Yahvah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my Name forever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. Exo 20:7  Thou shalt not take the Name of Yahvah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his Name in vain. Exo 34:14  ... for thou shalt worship no other god: for Yahvah, whose Name is Jealous, is a jealous God: Deu 12:11 ... then it shall come to pass that to the place which Yahvah your God shall choose, to cause His Name to dwell there, thither shall ye bring all that I command you: your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto Yahvah. Deu 18:5  For Yahvah thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the Name of Yahvah, him and his sons for ever. Deu 28:58  If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful Name, YAHVAH THY GOD; Jos 7:9  For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do for thy great Name? 1Sa 12:22  For Yahvah will not forsake his people for his great Name's sake, because it hath pleased Yahvah to make you a people unto himself. 1Ki 5:5  And, behold, I purpose to build a house for the Name of Yahvah my God, as Yahvah spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build the house for my Name. 1Ki 8:29  ... that thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place whereof thou hast said, My Name shall be there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall pray toward this place. 2Ch 7:14 ... if my people, who are called by my Name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my Face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. Psa 8:1  O Yahvah, our Lord, How excellent is thy Name in all the earth, Who hast set thy glory upon the heavens! Psa 9:10  And they that know thy Name will put their trust in thee; For thou, Yahvah, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. Psa 23:3  He restoreth my soul: He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his Name's sake. Psa 29:2  Ascribe unto Yahvah the glory due unto his Name; Worship Yahvah in holy array. Psa 31:3  For thou art my rock and my fortress; Therefore for thy Name's sake lead me and guide me. Psa 34:3  Oh magnify Yahvah with me, And let us exalt his Name together. Psa 66:2  Sing forth the glory of his Name: Make his praise glorious. Psa 68:4  Sing unto God, sing praises to his Name: Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts; His name is Yahvah; and exult ye before him. Psa 79:9  Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy Name; And deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy Name's sake. Psa 96:8  Ascribe unto Yahvah the glory due unto his Name: Bring an offering, and come into his courts. Psa 103:1  Bless Yahvah, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless his holy Name. Psa 115:1  Not unto us, O Yahvah, not unto us, But unto thy Name give glory, For thy lovingkindness, and for thy truth's sake. Psa 143:11  Quicken me, O Yahvah, for thy Name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble. Psa 145:1  I will extol thee, my God, O King; And I will bless thy Name for ever and ever. Pro 18:10  The name of Yahvah is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into it, and is safe. Isa 7:14  Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his Name Immanuel. Isa 8:8  ... and it (Assyria, symbolized by the Euphrates River) shall sweep onward into Judah; it shall overflow and pass through; it shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of its wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, (Israel) O Immanuel. Isa 9:6  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isa 42:8  I am Yahvah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise unto graven images. Isa 48:9  For my Name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. Isa 57:15  For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite. Isa 63:14  As the cattle that go down into the valley, the Spirit of Yahvah caused them to rest; so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious Name. Jer 14:7  Though our iniquities testify against us, work thou for thy Name's sake, O Yahvah; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee. Eze 20:9  But I wrought for my Name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, among which they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt. Eze 20:14  But I wrought for my Name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them out. Eze 20:22  Nevertheless I withdrew my hand, and wrought for my Name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I brought them forth. Eze 20:44  And ye shall know that I am Yahvah, when I have dealt with you for my Name's sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord Yahvah. Hos 12:5  even Yahvah, the God of hosts; Yahvah is his memorial Name. Mic 5:4  And he shall stand, and shall feed his flock in the strength of Yahvah, in the majesty of the Name of Yahvah his God: and they shall abide; for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. Zec 14:9  And Yahvah shall be King over all the earth: in that day shall Yahvah be one, and his Name one.  YHSHVH: Mat 1:21  And she shall bring forth a Son; and thou shalt call his Name Yahshvah (sic: "Jesus"); for it is he that shall save his people from their sins. Mat 1:23  Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his Name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us. (Quoting Isa. 7:14) Mat 6:9  After this manner therefore pray ye. Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Mat 18:20  For where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the midst of them. Mat 28:19  Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: Joh 17:11  And I am no more in the world, and these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy Name which thou hast given me, that they may be one, even as we are. Joh 17:12  While I was with them, I kept them in thy Name which thou hast given me: and I guarded them, and not one of them perished, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. Joh 17:26  ... and I made known unto them thy Name, and will make it known; that the love wherewith thou lovedst me may be in them, and I in them. Act 4:12  And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other Name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved. Phi 2:9,10  Wherefore also God highly exalted Him, and gave unto him the Name which is above every Name;  that in the Name of Yahshvah every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things on earth and things under the earth, Heb 1:4  ... having become by so much better than the angels, as He hath inherited a more excellent Name than they. Rev 3:12  He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out thence no more: and I will write upon him the Name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and mine own new Name.  Rev 19:13  And He is arrayed in a garment sprinkled with blood: and His Name is called The Word of God.